Acupuncture for Insomnia

It is mainly seen in neurosis in Western medicine, characterized by difficulty to fall asleep.

【Treatment】

(1) Acupuncture:

Treating principles: To nourish the heart and calm the mind, with the reinforcing method or reducing method or the method of reinforcement and reduction.

                                         

Prescription: Shenmen (HT7), Sanyinjiao (SP6)

Subsidiary points:

Deficiency in the heart and spleen: Xinshu (BL15), Jueyinshu (BL14), Pishu (BL20)

Heart-kidney disharmony: Xinshu (BL15), Shenshu (BL23), Taixi (KI3)

Deficiency of heart qi and gallbladder qi: xinshu (BL15), danshu (BL19), daling (PC7), qiuxu (GB40)

Hyperactivity of liver yang: Ganshu (BL18), Jianshi (PC5), Taichong (LR3)

Disharmony between the spleen and stomach:Weishu (BL21), Zusanli (ST36)

(2) Dermal Needling: Tap both sides of the spinal column, sacral region and temporal region gently with a dermal needle until the skin becomes slightly red.  Treatment is given once a day.

(3) Ear Acupuncture: heart (CO₁₅), spleen (CO₁₃), kidney (CO₁₀), brain (AT_3,4i), ear-shenmen (TF₄)

【Remarks】

Acupuncture is most effective for insomnia.  It is better to give treatment in the afternoon.